LA Green New Deal Motion for Bus, Walk, Bike Network Improvements
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The Bonin-Krekorian-Martinez motion mandates a implemenation plans for bus lanes and safe walk-bike-scooter facilities
Endorsement: Marin/Sonoma Need Alternatives to Traffic, Vote ‘Yes’ on Measure I
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A 'yes' vote would continue the North Bay's slow march back to a sane and safe transportation system
Streetsblog 101: Car Culture Is a Toxic Masculinity Problem
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Our primer on how car ads created the very idea of macho — and why it's killing us.
Today’s Headlines
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- Climate change is real; responses are partisan (NY Times)
- Santa Barbara to consider another westside bike path (Edhat)
- Stanislaus County celebrates Go Green Week in March with free transit (Oakdale Leader)
- Lyft shocks with e-bike price hike, Uber bikes leave town (Curbed)
- White male anti-bike journalist seeks and finds another reason to complain about Bay Area bike lanes (SF Chronicle)
- Coronavirus outbreak has temporarily reduced China’s CO2 emissions (Carbon Brief)
- Feds stop autonomous shuttle pilot after several passenger injuries; “We’ve learned a lot” says company (Fox)
- Safety reports on autonomous vehicle tests are vague, weak, unhelpful (The Verge)
- NTSB to Tesla owners: You don’t own a self-driving car (The Drive)
- From cow poop to fuel in Visalia (The Sun Gazette)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Metro Smartly Shelves Mid-Freeway Rail Extension
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Ding-dong, a problematic rail proposal along the 60 Freeway is dead! (Though it's actually just delayed until around 2053)
Protected Intersections for Valencia
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Finally, SFMTA is adapting this true-and-tried intersection treatment and stepping away from the hated 'mixing zone.' Plus other thoughts on the designs.
How to Make Every City Walkable, in Three Infographics
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America doesn’t need an ambitious pedestrian safety target. We need seven of them.
Today’s Headlines
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- The long road to a car-free Market Street (Inhabitat)
- Cargo e-bikes will eat SUVs (Treehugger)
- Union of Concerned Scientists: Uber and Lyft generate a lot more pollution than other trips (The Verge, CityLab, Mother Jones)
- Could Uber’s rise lead to widespread road pricing? (Economics 21)
- Three goals for transforming transportation (Environment America)
- CA prepares to shift away from natural gas (CalMatters)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
CicLAvia on Central Avenue – Open Thread
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This was the first open streets event on Central Avenue in South Los Angeles
Time to Ban Cars on Market for Real?
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The city banned "private cars" on Market Street. But some of the remaining motorists keep harassing and endangering cyclists. Maybe it's time to take the next step.
U.S. Breaks With World on Pledge to Cut Roadway Deaths
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American delegates distanced themselves from key elements of a global safety pledge that would halve road deaths in 10 years.